- Sun - Apr 29, 2012 - Fair Hill - Big Elk Chapel
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Event Director: Fred Hartline
Course Setter: Bev Hartline and see choices to Volunteer to help at this event 🙏
ED/CS Notes:
ED & Course Setter’s Notes
Parking will be in the gravel lot at the corner of Gallaher Road and Big Elk Chapel Road, with overflow parking on the grass just east of Gallaher Road. In planning this event and the course designs, we have had to factor in another organization's "buggy ride," scheduled for Saturday, which has Sunday as its rain date. If they're out at all, we don't expect very many buggies, but our "usual" parking/registration area inside the gate on the east side of Gallaher Road has been reserved for buggy folks. Consider CAR POOLING, if you can, as the parking lots will be busy, especially if the weather is sunny & nice on Sunday.
The woods at Fair Hill are glorious--open, bright, and mostly runnable, but they are greening up a bit as is to be expected, and the week's rains may make some areas (and trails) a bit muddy. The map, made in 2005, is mostly OK, except for a number of unmapped or 'moved' trails. Even competitors on Yellow need to be a bit careful not to mistake an unexpected trail for another that's on the map!
Most mapped root stocks have nearly disappeared, while many huge new root stocks are not mapped. For the most part, the map is good regarding vegetation.
Be considerate of horse and buggy traffic-- stop or walk slowly, OFF the trail, when horses are approaching. White through Brown courses will not cross any roads or the carriage roads used by the buggy ride. Green and Red will cross Gallaher and the buggy routes. Time spent crossing Gallaher road at start and finish will be subtracted from the elapsed time.
RED & GREEN-- PLEASE CHECK AT REGISTRATION TO CONFIRM THE START AND FINISH DETAILS FOR YOUR COURSES.
Water & cups have been placed at locations marked on the MAP, which are convenient to several courses, rather than at specific controls. Pay attention to these locations, if you are thirsty.
We still need volunteers, so please sign up if you can work registration, start, computers, or control pick-up!
See you there! --Bev & Fred
Map Location:
Previous Results from this Map:
Nov 05, 2023
May 12, 2019
Nov 11, 2018
Jul 26, 2015
Nov 02, 2014
Courses Information:
Course Distance Climb Ctrls White 2.00km 25.0m 9 Yellow 2.70km 30.0m 9 Orange 4.60km 60.0m 10 Brown 4.00km 60.0m 10 Green 6.10km 190.0m 12 Red 8.50km 230.0m 15
Full Schedule (old style)
PDF Schedule
Unless otherwise noted:
- Pre-registration is recommended, discounted, and open until Thursday night, before the event.
- Day-of-registration is available, at $10 for beginners, and $20 for other courses.
All starts are from 10:00am until 1:00pm unless otherwise noted. Follow the text directions and look for Orienteering road signs as you near the park.
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| W | White, beginner level 3km or less |
| Y | Yellow, advanced beginner 2.5 to 4km |
| O | Orange, intermediate 3.5 to 5.5km |
| Br | Brown, Short Advanced 3 to 5km |
| G | Green, Advanced 4.5 - 7km |
| R | Red, Longer Advanced 6 - 10km |
| Bl | Blue, Long Advanced 8 - 14kms |
| Sc | Score-O |
| Sp | Sprint-O |
| Adv | Advanced |
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